The Issue of Age in Modern Worship: An unemployed worship pastor confided in me recently. He had just candidated with a church and it seemed like a perfect fit. But after a successful interview process where he led worship at the Sunday morning services, the elders pulled him aside for a private conversation. “You’re perfect,” they confided. “But frankly, we’re looking for someone younger.”
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Brian Hill
6/1/2015 04:12:49 am
Thanks for raising this touchy issue. Someone once said to me "Older people will tolerate young people leading worship but younger people will not tolerate older people up front!" If that is true we have a problem. May be the solution is Botox ☺ I think it helps if there is a range of ages up front. It would be a pity to say to someone you are too old when they have a lot to offer. On a related note it also helps if there is a range of ages in the whole congregation. I feel uncomfortable about what I have written because it looks as though we are trapped in Supermarket mentality.
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